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Expand Up @@ -65,11 +65,17 @@ Anyone can work with a previously opened pull request to continue working on it,
![Screenshot of the title of a pull request. The pull request's ID number is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/pull_requests/pull-request-id-number.png)

{% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
1. Fetch the reference to the pull request based on its ID number, creating a new branch in the process.
1. Fetch the reference to the pull request based on its ID number, creating a new branch in the process. Use the pull request ID and the name of the local branch you want to create in the command.

```shell
git fetch origin pull/ID/head:BRANCH_NAME
```

For pull request #123, creating a local branch named `test_branch`, this would become:

```shell
git fetch origin pull/123/head:test_branch
```

1. Switch to the new branch that's based on this pull request:

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